Patrick Carman

In the year 2051, when most Americans live in one of two gigantic, modern States, Faith Daniels, part of a dwindling group that lives between, learns that she, like other misfits, has unusual abilities that could help when the inevitable war begins.

"Leo has explored the zany, wonderful Whippet Hotel from basement to top floor, with trains, flying goats, and mazes (among other things) in between. But even Leo doesn't know every secret of the Whippet - and when he discovers that there's more beneath the hotel than he'd thought, it doesn't take long for more adventures to unfold!"--Dust jacket.

Stanley Darrow isn't sure what to expect when the mysterious Mr. Gedrick appears on his doorstep. He is certain, however, that his family could use Mr. Gedrick's help: Their lives and their house have been a mess since Stanley's dad died. Stanley Darrow isn't sure what to expect when the mysterious Mr. Gedrick appears on his doorstep. He is certain, however, that his family could use Mr. Gedrick's help: Their lives and their house have been a mess...

"In the year 2051, one group of telekinesis masters attempts to use their powers to stop another group of telekinesis masters from destroying the world"--

When the evil Snoods steal all the Fuzzwonker Fizz to create the world's crummiest candy, Harold Fuzzwonker and his best buddy, Floyd, orchestrate a daring plan to save Fizzopolis once again.

From the creator of the Land of Elyon comes a riveting adventure set in an extraordinary satellite world-created as a refuge from a dying Earth-that begins to collapse and forever change the lives of its inhabitants. Edgar, a gifted climber, is a lonely boy scaling the perilous cliffs that separate the three realms of Atherton: a humble fig grove; a mysterious highland world of untold beauty and sinister secrets; and a vast wasteland where he must...

Atherton was once a magnificent three-tiered world, but few inhabitants know the truth of its dark origin: it is a giant man-made satellite, created as a refuge from a dying Earth. Now this strange place is torn apart--its three lands, formerly separated by treacherous cliffs, have collapsed and collided. But a gifted climber and adventurous orphan boy, Edgar, is determined to discover the secret of Atherton's survival, and embarks on a life-or-death...

Bonkers: the new mega-series from New York Times bestselling author Patrick Carman. There's something in Jenny's armpit, and it's getting bigger. Ten-year-old Jenny Kim and her two buddies, Fen Stenson and Barker Mifflin, live in the town of Nevermind, where strange happenings are so normal that finding a mysterious thing growing in your armpit isn't even considered a big deal. But when the mysterious thing gets so big Jenny has to haul it around...

In Dark Eden: Eve of Destruction, the thrilling sequel to New York Times bestselling author Patrick Carman's Dark Eden, the seven teens who were "cured" by Rainsford reunite to find relief from their ailments...and realize they may have the power to stop Rainsford's ghoulish reign once and for all. Ensnared in a dangerous and ever-deepening mystery, Will Besting must lead his friends through a perilous underground trap masterminded by two devious...

The ad promised you'd be able to see into the spirit world. But they couldn't work for real... could they? A short story from Guys Read: Thriller, edited by Jon Scieszka.